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I may have to jump around in counter clockwise circles on my left foot and say an incantation or two B4 trying again. I did make two bug nets to relieve my amsteel frustration. Was feeling better, then saw your KILLER bug nets, Pips! Guess I may make more.

That sounds like a good workout. U must be very coordinated. I just do it while sitting on the couch.

Forego all the ceremony, once you master amsteel, then you will be ready for 1.75 zing it. Now there is a whole lotta fun. It is fun creating things with splicing and creating fixed eyes.

Revolution is about the need to re-evolve political, economic and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That's what revolution is about. Revolution is not about shootouts.

I cut the Amsteel on a diagonal with a pair of lineman pliers, mark my insert and exit points, compress the Amsteel between the marks to increase the diameter, take a piece of folded piano wire, fish it in the cord at the entrance mark and out at the exit, spread the wire loop open and slip the cut end of the cord in the wire loop, massage the expanded part of the Amsteel over the cut end while gently pulling the two ends of the piano wire through continuing until just before emerging if making a fixed eye or gently working it out for a whoopie sling.

Hmm...I did not taper my ends...I did try the tech line, also. I actually almost had it with the techline using some picture hanging wire. I'll destroy a few more yards, then (I predict) become a competant splicer.
Thanks, y'all, for the supportive comments!

Just in case you haven't seen this, here's a short video I have posted several times. It is only for showing how to bury amsteel as I did not use any type of brummel at the eye. I used a loop turner, but it would work the same with a folded over wire. It starts with tapering the amsteel....http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...99&postcount=7. Hope it helps.